Removable top lift for shoe heels



g- 1929- F. MACCARONE ET AL 1,725,810 r REMOVABLE TOP LIFT FOR SHOE HEELS Filed June 16, 1928 I N INVENTORS 12, y W] kwwm Patented Aug. 27, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED MACCARONE AND FRANK '1. GENTILE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESN E ASSIGNMENTS, TO-MACCARONE 00., INC., A CORPORATION on NEW onx.

REMOVABLE TOP IIIFT non snon HEELS.

Application filed .Tune 16, 1928. Serial No. 285,826.

This invention relates to removable top lifts for shoe heels.

One of the objects of our invention is to provide a detachable lift for a shoe heel which may be quickly positioned on a leather or woodenheel without special tools or in-' struments.

Another object of our invention is to provide a detachable and replaceable heel lift for either men, women or childrens shoes in which the body of the heel is constructed to receive a sleeve for interlocking connection with a second sleeve permanently attached to the heel lift.

To enable others skilled in the art to more fully comprehenkghe underlying features of our invention an its general application to shoe heels, reference is had to the accompanying drawing showing a preferred embodiment wherein Fig. 1 is a view showing the heel of a shoe in sgction and to which our invention is aplie p Fig. 2 is a top plan showing the sleeve and top lift. r

Fig. 3 is a side view showing the sleeve and top lift before their assembly.

Fig. i is a section showing the heel sleeve.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the heel sleeve. 7

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the interlocking sleeve and top lift, in position.

Referring now to the drawings, 5 designates the shoe upper of a conventional type or style of shoe having a wood, leather or other composition of shoe heel 6 to which our invention is applicable. Within the body of the heel proper there is provided a triangular, vertical opening or recess of considerable depth in which is permanently fixed a triangular, metallic sleeve 7. The opening or recess and the sleeve is preferably positioned in the center of the heel body proper. Each wall of the sleeve 7 is provided with a depression 8 near the bottom thereof.

Constructed and arranged for detachable interlocking connection with the sleeve 7 is an interior top lift sleeve 9 also triangular in cross section and formed of the same material as the first mentioned sleeve. The sleeve 9 is slightly shorter than the sleeve 7 so that it may telescope and be frictionally locked therewith. The sleeve 9 therefore is also provided with depressions 10 on each wall tom of the heel without resorting to-the aid of screws, nails or other fastening devices. i r

From the above construction, it will be seen that the top lift and the attached sleeve constitutes an article of manufacture that may be sold with the shoes or with the heels to the shoe manufacturer and that the top lift may be replaced from time to time when it begins to wear. In removing the top lift and the attached sleeve, the same may be discarded and a new one replaced, or the right and left top lifts may be interchanged if it is found that the lift has begun to wear. In

any event, it is to be understood that the com-- plete article of manufacture resides in the triangular sleeve and top lift which cannot rotate relative to the heel sleeve when the said sleeves are thus interlocked. While we have shown the sleeve 9 attached to the top and changes may be resorted to under special conditions.

shown and described but reserve the right to make such changes and modifications as may fairly fall within the scope of the subject matter now being claimed. I

Having shown and described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is y In combination, a shoe heel having a small contracted lower end relative to its upper end and or sub tantially greater length than We therefore do not wish to be limited and restricted to the exact details width, and having an axial opening extending nearly to its upper end and of irregular cross section, a stifl' metallic sleeve of greater length than width and corresponding in cross 5 section to said axial opening and extending to the upper end thereof and having a depression therein; a resilient metal interior top lift sleeve extending substantially the length of said axial opening and having a depression adapted to interlock with the said 10 depression formed in the first mentioned sleeve in removable relation thereto, and having prongs formed integml therewith, and a lift carried by said prongs.

In testimony whereof we afllx our signa- 15 tures.

FRANK T. GENTILE.

FRED MACCARONE. 

